Legendary star

Chapter 479 Kobe's Counterattack (1)

"I know what you want to ask. I have repeated this question many times. No matter the score is 2-0 or 3-0, we will not give up. Of course we will not fall into a 3-0 situation. The next three home games are the time for us to prove ourselves."

"Will you adopt any special defensive methods against Meng Xu? Of course, Meng is the top scorer in the league, and his scoring explosive power is historical. In the previous game, we have completed so many 30+ points in a single quarter. You have also seen that if it weren’t for Meng’s 31 points in the fourth quarter in the last game, now we and the Pacers have a big score of 1 to 1. Of course, I'm not making excuses for the failure, in the next few games, we will continue to strengthen our defense against Meng to avoid the same situation as in the last game."

"About the problem between Shaq and Kobe, I reiterate that there is no problem between Shaq and Kobe. They are both very professional players, and they also know what to do in the finals!"

"Ma Long's injury? Thank you for your concern. Karl is recovering well, and he will be able to appear on the court again in this game."

On June 2003, 6, at the press conference before the start of the third game of the finals between the Pacers and the Lakers, Phil Jackson fully realized what it means to be indifferent. Before the finals, almost the entire American media was in He kept touting the strength of the Lakers, but after losing two away games in a row, these voices of praise for the Lakers disappeared. Except for the local media in Los Angeles, who still had a glimmer of hope for the Lakers, in other media newspapers, want to It has been very difficult to find a voice to support the Lakers.What's more, at today's pre-match press conference, many reporters asked whether Phil Jackson would give up resistance in the following games to allow the Pacers to successfully defend their title. In the entire history of the NBA, there are only two teams that came back from a 16-0 deficit in the Finals.

Although Phil Jackson has always maintained the demeanor that he should have, in Phil Jackson's heart, he can't wait to rush off the stage at this moment and beat up the reporter who asked the question. This guy, Phil Jackson has a deep memory. Before the start of the finals, this guy and the newspaper he represented firmly praised the Lakers and swept the Pacers. This guy shouted, but now, the Lakers are only behind 0 to 2, and this guy jumped back. All the words are implying Phil Jackson, giving up unnecessary resistance, fulfilling the Pacers, and by the way, preserving the demeanor of the Los Angeles Lakers.

"This KFC old man is really...Meng, how do you say that in Huaguo? It's nothing if you don't see anything?" Looking at the TV broadcast, under the various difficulties of the reporters in the audience, he was still calm and confident. Phil Jackson, who was full of rhetoric that the Lakers will have the last laugh, and James Posey, who had finished packing his sneakers and jerseys and was waiting to play, suddenly wanted to sarcasm, but he forgot what was behind the words in the middle of the sentence, and looked embarrassed The old James Posey pushed Meng Xu who was resting with his eyes closed.

"I don't cry when I see the coffin. I have told you so many times, but I can't remember it. Fortunately, you still got a bachelor's degree." , kept a very relaxed mind, but Meng Xu was a little restless now, always feeling that something bad would happen.

"Yes, you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin. Your words in Huaguo are always so twisted." After James Posey said it word by word in broken Chinese, the entire locker room immediately burst into laughter.

"Okay, guys, be quiet!" In a relaxed atmosphere, Larry Bird clapped his hands and began to do the final mobilization before the game: "The game is about to start. There are not too many requirements for you, as long as we follow the tactics we have formulated and play this game well, as long as we win this game, we will be one step closer to our final goal." Already behind 0 to 2 The Lakers will definitely fight back in this game, so Larry Bird does not want to create an overly tense atmosphere for his players.

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At 8:[-] p.m. at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, although the Lakers have already fallen behind to the Pacers by a large margin, the Lakers fans still showed great enthusiasm in today's game. When they walked out of the player tunnel, the Lakers fans, who have always regarded themselves as aristocrats and don't like to boo people, booed the Pacers at the beginning of today's game, compared to the boos the Lakers received when they were a guest at Bankers Life Arena. Not inferior.

Although today's game is neither Tianwangshan nor a tiebreaker, the importance of today's game to the Lakers is self-evident. After all, if the Lakers lose another game, they will really be unable to recover. , Therefore, the Lakers fans on the scene are also doing their best to cheer for their home team.

"Jeff, do you think Phil Jackson will make any changes in today's game? After all, the Lakers have lost two games in a row." Looking at the Pacers players who had begun to walk out of the player tunnel, Michaels turned towards the Jeff Van Gundy asked.

"I personally think that the Lakers will not change much in this game. Phil Jackson's changes in the last game were actually very successful. This game just needs to continue the tactics and style of play of the previous game. After all, Meng Xu is not able to score 30 points in the fourth quarter of every game. Maybe at the power forward position, Karl Malone, who has returned from injury, will start again. It depends on Phil Jackson's specific plan." After Michaels finished asking, Jeff Van Gundy answered without thinking.In the second game of the series between the Lakers and the Pacers, Phil Jackson's dual point guard lineup was still very effective against the Pacers' full-court press, and Kobe's defensive effect on Meng Xu was far more effective. Better than Devin George's defense against Meng Xu, if it weren't for Meng Xu's sudden outburst in the fourth quarter, the Lakers would definitely be able to win a victory at the Bankers Life Arena. According to common sense, the Lakers only need to continue this lineup , It is possible to beat the Pacers at home, but Jeff Van Gundy is also elusive in the way Phil Jackson thinks about issues.

After Jeff Van Gundy finished speaking, Magic Johnson also nodded to express his agreement with his point of view. The scoring record in a single game in the finals, the quasi-quadruple double, and the feat of 40+20+20 in a single game, Meng Xu was done on the Lakers, but Meng Xu is against the sky, it is impossible to win such a feat in every game data.

"Jeff, as you expected, except for Malone starting again, the Lakers' starting lineup is basically the same as the previous game, and the Pacers' starting lineup has not changed at all. It seems that the two sides will continue Continuing the tactics of the previous game." After the players from both sides played, Michaels got the starting list of the game, and after a general glance, Michaels found that it was exactly as Jeff Van Gundy expected. Neither the Pacers nor the Lakers' starting lineups have changed much.

"We haven't lost yet, I can't give up!" Kobe, who walked onto the court to warm up, looked at the Pacers players in the distance, and said through gritted teeth.After consecutive defeats, the momentum of the Lakers has been severely damaged by the Pacers, especially in the last game, when they still led by 7 points in the fourth quarter, they were finally reversed by the Pacers. Double-teaming, even three-person double-teaming, can't stop the scene of Meng Xu scoring, which has been deeply seared into the minds of every Lakers player. Even though the Lakers are still shouting the championship slogan, but they He has gradually lost his confidence in winning, but Kobe is just the opposite. Under the stimulation of Meng Xu, Kobe not only did not have any pessimistic emotions, but felt that his fighting spirit was getting stronger and stronger. Finally, when the game was about to start, he reached At this moment, Kobe suddenly felt that his whole body was full of strength, and his whole body was burning with strong fighting spirit.

"Ding, Kobe's state has changed to be obsessed in this game!" Meng Xu, who was warming up, heard the system prompt in his ear, and immediately cursed: "What a cheat!" I'm restless, so the problem lies here. This damn system didn't remind me earlier, otherwise I would have gone to exchange for a bottle of enchanting potion.

"Huh? The Lakers changed their tactics?" Just after the game started, Michaels noticed the difference in this game. After the Pacers took the lead in attacking, when it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Janero Pargo finished the pick-and-roll with Malone. After that, instead of handing the basketball to Malone, who was going down, and O'Neal, who had pushed Mutombo away, he handed the basketball directly to Kobe, who was beside him, and Kobe didn't play up. As in the game, he made the ball for O'Neal, but directly leaned on Meng Xu's defense, forced a back turn to break through, and then hit a fallback jumper.

"Kobe's condition looks very good. If Kobe and O'Neal can open this game, the Lakers can really win this game!"

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